Tying Yourself to the Chair

Using Slack in a Classroom as Organization

Bibliographic Data

ID21634536
AuthorsOvidiu C Cocieru (0000-0003-2753-4566, University of Scranton, corresponding author), Matthew C B Lyle (0000-0003-3842-3474, Department of Management, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO, USA), Mark A Mcdonald (0000-0002-1472-7337, University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Year2025
Volume48
Issue1
Pages22-45
Publication date2025-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Experiential Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1053-8259 • E-ISSN: 2169-009X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10538259241246234
OpenAlexW4394604728
LanguageEN
References cited45

Background: The Classroom-as-Organization (CAO) is an established experiential education approach in management education. Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to explore how students and instructors use Slack to communicate in a CAO. Methodology/Approach: We conduct a discourse analysis of three separate exchanges on Slack, an application used for student and instructor communication in an externally oriented CAO. Findings/Conclusions: While Slack provides a venue where problems can be solved, and group dynamics patterns emerge quicker, it presents challenges for instructors, particularly surrounding the balance between suggestion and directive. Implications: Instructors need to be mindful of the benefits and challenges of using Slack when it comes to problem-solving, expressing emotions, and critical thinking for class activities. Institutional support for CAOs may be essential to reduce the pressure on instructors to monitor student activity on Slack

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